Take a minute to think about your company. How do things get done? Are decisions influenced only by logic, facts, and data, or are politics and informal networks involved?    A successful planning process must embrace people and the behavioral aspects of teamwork. What separates companies with exceptional planning processes from...

Picture this: a large tech company decides to bring employees back to the office, believing that this will encourage mentoring and support organizational continuity. For example, consider what Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said in Spring 2023 on the “On With Kara Swisher” podcast: “For our new employees who are coming...

Too often, business strategies fail to achieve the intended results. Ensuring strategies are understood and executed at all levels of the organization is critical to success. Follow these steps to ensure your next strategy goes off without a hitch. For decades, business leaders have spent precious time and resources developing...

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, expressed concern about the tense relationship between the United States and China. This statement comes a year after President Joe Biden stated that the U.S. would defend Taiwan in the event of an attack on the island, which China claims as part of its...

I remember it very clearly—the instructor in my driver’s education class telling us that wherever we go with our eyes, the steering wheel will follow. When we turn our head to look at that billboard, our hands follow and soon the car is veering onto the shoulder. In other words,...

The summer holidays is a great time to relax, reset and recharge the batteries. The pandemic years have taken their toll on many of us and leading into the holiday period, many are feeling the need for a decent break.   It’s also a time to reflect and contemplate how you...

“Try to see it my way Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong.” - Lennon & McCartney Wikipedia says when Paul McCartney wrote the lyrics for We Can Work It Out, he was probably thinking about his relationship with Jane Asher, his girlfriend at the time. John, who...

The President and Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Corporation, Raj Subramaniam, recently sold some of his shares in the company. The total number of shares sold was 11,125, and the sale was completed at an average price of $231.01, resulting in a total transaction amount of $2,569,986.25. After the sale,...

If there's one thing businesses and romantic relationships have in common, it's this: both need to prioritise the needs of the other person in the equation to make it work. While showering a significant other with gifts and compliments can be a great start, it takes more than that to...